MNDOX JtKCOKDKIt.
:i.i.A.ci.N(; HKsnrs
THE LAW OF CONSEQUENCES AND
THE PROBLEMS OF LIFE.
C I or Uvll In ThiiiKN I" Discovered
! llllslTVlltioll- of roilflIU'llMH.
Moral. Arc Determined liy Hit- fon
IiCiiiu'Iii'cn if Human Anion.
A reaction is the consequence of :ui
notion: an effect is the coiise.pieneo ot
a iniwi1; a result is the cotise.jueiico ot
an antecedent. It is evident that tin
words reaction. ofYect. result ami con
rc.pieneo express different manifests!
tlotis of one Jaw. usually called ihr
law of causation, though it would be.
1 believe, more correctly named the
law of coiisct'Ucnccs.
Wo shall undorMand more clearly the
interactions in human a 'fairs when we
recognize tliat the meaning of tho
words roaotion. offoot ami result is in
cluded in l lio word coiisoUcucc. Wo
mat doubt tho ini'HirtHiioo of reaction
in our affairs, but wo shall not doubt
tho importance of eouseipueitoes.
V an- compelled to give considera
tion lo eoiivojuomes In tho most tri ial
affairs, one t. .s consequences in vii w
when he strike a match, sets a p-1
to boil. plants a seed, pulls a woeu.
sharpens a ietieil. mends a fence. Shall
1 take an umbrella; I balance the
danger of rain against the annoyance
of the umbrella ami decide accordingly.
Sliall 1 change my coat? Take another
cop of eotVee? Walk or rule? ICaeh
question will be decided in accordance
with my estimate of the balance of re
sults. In considering iHtssihic advan
tages or disadvantages, gains or losses,
we are balancing coiieiu'iH'es. en
deavoring to anticipate and weigh the
results of our actions.
I 'egret is usually a reminder of a
neglect or niisjudgmout of conse
quences, while repentance ami reforma
tion indicate a waking up concerning
consequences. Our interest, curiosity,
anxieties, fears, hopes and ambitions
are concentrated upon consequences.
We seek advice when we are doubtful
about consequences. Precepts ami ex
amples elucidate consequences. We
work and rest, eat and drink, scheme
and plan, spend and save, for conse
quences. Tito lesson of consequences w hich
the individual often learns slowly and
imperfectly the sound business orcra ti
trations acquire quickly and enforce
by discipline. The salesmen in a suc
cessful store are characterized by tidi
ness. promptne and a desire to please;
the employ cos of the iui-tortaut rail
roads are not even permitted to an
swer insult with insult. The industry
that is intelligently managed will
avoid misrepresentation and decep
tion, knowimr that a reputation for
truth ami fairness is vital to continu
ous success. The shrewdest maxims
of trade are built upon the observation
of consequences.
That mind is the strongest which has
the clearest judgment of consequences.
The fools are those who know little
abuiit consequences. The child must
be guard eM oe-aiio " it is ignoraTil of
Consequences. What we know l" nar
cotics, stimulants, antidotes, hygietic.
surgery, chemistry, agriculture, me
chanics, oomuieroe. culture, we know
through the observation of conse
quences. The 1h's raxor. plow, sani
tary system, plan of social betterment,
Is that which produces the lo-t results.
Knowledge, learning and experience
ib-al wholly with cause and couse
qinntce. The science of astronomy
se.s tt comprehend the heavenly lod
ies ami their inilueiices upon each oth
er. The scteiice of chemistry explains
the eirttsnieiicos of chemical action.
The sob iicc of political coiiomy aims
to distinguish ami mark the g-nl and
evil results of !increiit systems of land
tenure, taxation, trade ami finance.
The science of government would de
termine what political system is best
for a people. The science of war seeks
to know what arms, equipments, forces
and maneuvers will indict tin great
est injury uu the enemy with a miti
imtiui of cxcnditure. Tin- science of
language deals with the ut lit v of
words, pronunciation and forms of ex
pression. Ami so mi through the whole
of hitman oxerifiice knowledge seeks
to distinguish that wliich has the best
results frm that which has inferior
or evil results.
our ideas of right and wrong are due
to the nature of the rosjH.nscs to hu
man actions. I low do w e know that
truth is letter than falsoh.l? p.e
cse we are heller pleased with our
selves when we speak truthfully than
when we He. because truth is essential
to understanding: because we despise
lying in others; because lying leads to
confusion, uin-crtaiiity. chaos, enmity
ami to other evil consequences. And
so also we have formed a Judgment of
loyalty and I reaeuery. cruelty and
"kindness. virtue and vice, by their con
sequences. Our laws, customs ami command
ments would not prove to us that truth
is better than lying if our own experi
ence dhl not confirm it. The 1 eoahjgue
Is oilWtive only so far as nature cor
rtlnrates It.
Our common conceptions of morality
are the results of the observation of
human actions and their consequences
of cause ami eff.'et. of action and
reaction. We know that certain ac
tiMis are right and others wroir-r. as
we know that bread is od and straw
bad for fcMwl; that Iteht clothing i
more useful in summer than hi win
ter; that cbanliness is better than
tilthiness; that the way to walk is for
ward, not backward: that mirth Is
plensHJiter than rief.
As the value of a machine or imple
inent is shown in Its workiuir ami tin
value of a tree by its fruit, so the mer
it or demerit of food, drink, medicine,
acts and thoughts Is determined by
their results, reactions or ejfects - by
their consequences. From "ltalance:
The Fumhiinentnl Verity." by Orlando
J. Smith.
The Tibetan Ilihlc.
The Tibetan Hible consists of 10S
volumes of l.ijr payes each. contain
In l.(K5 sepamte books. K;u-h of the
volumes weighs ten rounds. In addi
tion to this there are "-'I!." volumes of
commentaries, which are neesarv for'
tile lllllllTSt Mllllill" ol llli SI. -Mill nr...- I
The tvpe from which the I'.ible (or i
Kah-gyur) is printed requires rows of i
Louses like a city for storage.
out
Don't look for slights, don't strain
your ears to lu'ar things tlmt are not
intended for you. and then imagine
thai what yon have heard as well as
a good den! yoni have failed to catch,
is derogatory to you. That you arc
the subject of their remarks. You can
live an unhappy and a very unenviable
lib' if you pursue su .1 a course. You
are not only miserable yours. If but
tend to make everyone el.se in your
company thoroughly uncomfortable. 1
heard a lady gie one of these alto
gether too sensitive little hoi.ies some
good advice the other day. T; o young
lady was diftideni. always fea-ful that
she did not look quite as well is some
of the other girls, conscious t'tat she
had two or three little I'reo les on
the bridge of her nose, and I 'lieved
they drew attention to her f: e. her
hair was a beamilnl shade of inbiirn.
but she was overwhelmed wb i honor
at the tinge of red which at y other
girl would liavxiiviiil. ami qol e of
it as Iwing twthing but a searchlight.
and the minute she entered a room
ecrylK)dy was attracted by her red-
jieao ami ircci.ieu mse. alio was
really a very pretty girl, and would
have Ihi ji very attractive if she had
not Ihvji so self-const urns that it made
her appear awkward. The lady who
ave this oung lady the advice which
hanged her whole life had been
watching lu-r for some time, and made
an effort whenever she met her out of
ati evening n pay her the little atten
'ions That every girl likes, ami to
draw her "out of her shell" as she
terim i it. ami make her forget herself.
It w;;s hard work at First for the young
lad vi as more dis'ioscd to get oft" in
a corner by herself and brood over
her imaginary slights.
One evening thev mot at a little
sih iai gathering at a friend's house,
ar.d iK'fore the evening was half over
she found this unhappy young lady
ejisooiit 'ti ij her customary corner,
ami when she attempted to draw her
out and git her to mingle with the
rest of the young people, she said
hc 'prei'crr-'d to remain where she
w:i for her feet were so big tlmt
tiny wre in everybody's way. and
tiny w-ro constantly stopping on
them." The little lady almost lost her
patience, bit her lip am! smiled as
she tried to read the girl and lind a
way out of the slouch of disKnd she
was lH'iit o remaining in. "'tune
with tm into the rtuiservaiory. they
cannot step oa our feet there, it is
cool am! pleasant, and we can have a
iiuic talk all to ourselves." 1 would
iikc that." rt plied the young lady, "for
then I will h out of the way." "Mar-
tr ttuain." ttitumlit the friend. aJ
moul:u Me- i:q not give expression to
the words. "Now, my dear. 1 have
Iweit wanting to have n sensible little
talk with you for some time, and put
you on thf right track. 1 have the
greatest sympathy for you. for 1 used
to ln the same unhappy giri tl.at you
are to-day. and my. but what siikm!
times I did miss while I t lunj. to my
little comer and watched with envious
eves ami longing heart the fr joy
ous happite ss of the other girls, and
ior.ged ii cuter into all the frolic and
merry-making of the young ptple.
They would o home radiantly happy,
and ihHr eyes sparkling and a song
in their hearts. In my heart there
was a dirge and a lament that it had
been ordair.it! that I should always he
the iwld number nt a gathering:. .My
eves were heavy with unshed tears,
and ! dragged my feet as if they were
Scad. There was no buoy am y left in
tue I was too bitter to cry after I got
tiotne, but would turn and toss on my
pii ow. womb ring why fate should
hav. ordained that I should always be
unhappy, so the first night I met you
I recognized the same sensitive spirit
that had ruled me for so long, and I
determined to try ami save you from
the misery ai1(i unhappiness that fob
lowed in the wake of my young life
blighting and withering all the joy
and merriness. light hcartcdncss that
should be ev ry girl's portion in life,
for there is enough that comes after
ward to make the pathway rugged and
your feet weary.
Now, I am going to (ell you what
saed m and I lK-iievp it will help
you if you will listen to me kindly,
ami accept what I have to say in the
spirit that it is intended. If you do.
then 1 promise you that you
wi'l find that you have just
commenced to live. In (lie first place
forget yourself entirely: for the time
being you are some one else not the
little diffident mortal that only excites
pity, for a strong mind abhors pity,
j-iniply raise yourself right out of the
"pity rot" yon have fallen into.
Look hIk.'iiI you aud see if you cannot
find someone sitting off by themselves
who hav the same little melancholy
strain in nniug through (hem. go and
talk to i hem. if von onlv say it's a
P'easant evening, break the tee some-1
how. ami you will lind that they are
glad to 1m noticed. Move from one
to another, and you will discover that
you are not exciting half the atten
tion that vou do when vou are sitting
mute in your corner. You will find
this person and thai one. who did not
notice you liefore. giving you a smile
of recognition as they pass, for they
will discover that the lovely butterfly
is at last, coming out of its chrysalis.
If they sing some little catchy air.
join in the chorus with the rest. If
you are invited to join in a game, even
i ilifiiic1t vnt ilnit't lrthr-fcti it will o
Dl
Iw,r" tn P,ay' j"8t as U, o,,10rs 11:1,1
to do 1)efore T,,,! evening w,n
have gone by before you know il. and
you will be saying good bye wilh re
gret that the few hours of genuine
happiness 1ms come to an end. When
you j;-'t home try and think of all the
pleasant things that occurred. :utd
how happy you made Mrs. II 's
mother, who has long since passed her
four-score years and ten, and feels
that she is in the way. She loves
young people's company, aud is so
pleased and llattered whenever they
deign to talk with her. At this very
minute she is sitting upstairs watch
ing the merry company with wistful
eyes. You know of her, go and sil
down beside her aud talk to her. she
will appreciate it. and so will her
daughter-your hostess. Hon't allow
yourself to dwell on a single unpleas
ant subject when you gel home, ban
ish everything from memory but the
remembrance of (he music, the lights
and Mowers. let the laughter of the
merry guests echo in your heart, and
recall where you said something pleas
ant to this one and that one who
seemed ill at ease, then will your
dreams be pleasant and your slot i
restful, ('tune ami I will introdmc
you to Mrs. II "s mother poor od
lady. '
1 happened to hear a great deal of
tlu above conversation and I know
whal a uilTerouee that night made in
the young lady's life. To-day she is
not a lonesome little wall Mower, but
one of the leaders in her little realm.
It is one of the aims of her life to hunt
out all the diffident and sensitive
young people she can find and make
them feel at home. She is universally
beloved by old and young. In speak
ing of the above conversation and of
how much she owed to the little lady
who took the pains to raise her out
of the depths of woe ami place her
in the avenue that led to happiness
she said. "I owe everything to her.
roily, and wish there were more like
her. 1 would like to have you do me
a favor." she continued, "and that is
to write up the dark side of my life
when I was trying to enter society's
realm, for I believe it would be a help
to every young person similarly situ
ated. No one knows t.ho suffering un
less they have experienced it. and no
one knows better than myself htw
easy it is to overcome when once you
have had your eyes opened to the fact
that there are tit hers beside yourself
to be thought of. This self-consciousness
is pure selfishness, but we don't
realize it until somebody lifts the
vail ami reveals it to us.
(IKNKKAL IXTICIMSST
0 KN KK AT KS Kl .KIT I i 1 ( MT V
Ol'T A DYNAMO.
WITII-
Al Montello, New, the Southern pa -
. ,
ciiic ( ompany has an electric dynamo
for charging batteries for the signals
at the .tunnels. While two electric-
ians weie at work there a young cotin-
try lad with sunburned face and very
countrified appearance stood at the
door of the room and seemed very , !l seneroiis sum for ooniingeiic.es.
much interested. I-inallv he asked if I ('h,"r J--;'- '-'";''.
... ,, . ,i Chiet Justice ! tiller ot the Lulled
he could step inside. He was invited ' ... .-hi
States supreme court will be seventy
in. lb- said that he had never betore , tW( vv;t,.s n,.xl ,.v,in,Mry Mu will
seen a dynamo, but that he had some j th,. entitled to resign. There is
tMMiks on electricity, and had studied , revival of the rumor that he will do so
the subject some. He immediately ' idiortiy after this. He will be entitled
astonished the nu n in charge bv nam-1 " yearly salary of .?lo.oOO off the
ing its different parts, and showed
that he had a thorough understanding
of the system. I'pon questioning him
'he electricians learned that he lived
aliout six miles from Montello on a
ranch. He said that he hud devised a
plan whereby he utilized electricity
from me ground of sufficient power to '
run a half-horse power engine with !
which he pumps water for his father's
ranch, ami that he also could run a
sixteen - caudb - power incandescent ' ,j
lamp. He also told them of new and ,.v twice. No chief justice of the su- j
evidently practical experiments in pivme court I .is over resigned froni of -wireless
telegraphy and telephoning lice, sitting until death. j
which he had made. j toilUltsli In Winter tjonrtcrs. j
The manner in which the young ' The pretty pool at tho east entrance
genius extracts electricitv from the;"'' u",'il' ,,ous'' ws,s 'I'1
ground is very simple
1 le daces a t
, ,
negat.ve plate on the ground; a short
instance away he places a positive
plate ami connects them with a wire. 1
thus forming a circuit.
The simple, straightforward inanm r
of the lad and the evidently wonder
ful discoveries of which he told deeply
impressed the voting electricians at
the Southern Pacific plant. When
the rancher's son left he gave them
an urgent invitation (o visit him and
si
lus experiments.
'i-
The electrician who gives up this in-
formation says that he is gooig to
investigate the matter as soon as he ,
can. He savs that he believes the !
lad. because his manner was honest
i
'iiul unaffected. Klko Free Press. I
ESC. LAND'S NI-:W SPORT.
One of the new sports in Knglnnd is
falconry with motor cars. The sports
men go out in their minors with fal
cons ami goshawks on their wrists and
await the advent of (he game that is
driven toward (hem from the coverts
which the roads adjoin.
M I S I ) 1 1 1 EOT E H EN Ell 0. Y
Fourteen acres of onions in Indiana
yielded a profit of ? 10.000. And yet a
large part of the Hoosier population
puts in its time writing historical
novels. Kansas City Journal.
'The Public Library of P.oslon has
just received a gift of more than l.ooO
manuscript letters of some of iho
most prominent scholars aril states
men of New England. The gift was
made by the estate of the late Charles
W. Folsom. through Mrs. 0. Norton
FoIsoiik
WASHINGTON LETTER
(Sclal I'urrcspoiidcncc.
When Mr. Moody, entered the depart
inent of justice from the navy portfolit
it was believed tiiat he would not re
mam for a long time in the cabinet
and that he would probably return U
Massachusetts and resume the practict
of law after the -1th of next March
The president, it is said, will try tt
dissuade Mr. Moody from this cottrst
and will seek to have him continue ii
his present position indefinitely.
The talk of the retention of Mr
Moody in the next cabinet is part ol
the discussion that is going on as tc
probable changes in the cabinet aftei
the 1th of March. U Is not thought
there will be any chungtS before that
lime uulc ; it is the entrance of Mr
t'oitclyou as postmaster general tc
.succeed .Mr. Wynne, regarding vvbon;
there is already talk of another cabinet
-j dace. Tl.ete is some gossip to the of
feet that Secretary Shaw may not
want to remain in otliee much longer,
and Secretary Hitchcock is 'also spoken
of a having a desire, to retire to his
business in Missouri. Among the met:
slated for places in the cabinet soint
time in the futuie is Mr. tlartiehl. whe
is known to have the esteem of th(
president.
Kctfret For Cockrell.
President Uoosevell has been greatly
pleased with the fact that Missouri
lias been put in the Ucpuhlican columi;
and broken the solid south. Al the same
time theie is genuine ivgrel at the
White House and among the callers
there that the result in Missouri will
probably mean the retirement of Sen
alor fockiell. The feeling was fully
expressed by Senator Mcl'omas of
Maryland, who had a talk with the
president about the situation in Mary
land: "Politically I am glad to see
that the solid outh has been broken,
but 1 am profcundly sorry personally
as to the probable tlefeat of Senator
1'oekrt'Jl, wlm has one of the greatest
records in the senate of any man in
the country, lie Is a splendid, clean,
able man. fub of patriotism, ami his.
work on the appropriations committee
has saved the country millions of dol
lars. It is a g:eat pity that he is to ben-tired,
as no 'letter man could be sent
to the senate from the. state."
.Mix-, Hiuisevctt" Krleiiil.
Miss Alice liooseve'lt is having a
quiet time, being much in need of rest
after her social trips of the spring and
summer. She may go to New York the
middle of the month. The story of fail
ing friendship between Miss Loosevelt
aud the Countess Cassini is obviously
incorrect, as the two have been insepa
rable since the return of the countess.
Washington society is deeply grateful
that the dhuVuilios between the Rus
sian amb..ssatlor and his adopted
daughter lave been adjusted, though
on what lusis no one seems to know.
Thoe wh oppose the supremacy of J
the young countess in the corps- lor
she has arued jealous antagonisms -assert
that she has had her "wings
! .!:.......! .....1 !... .-1... .fill tft.-vt liKlL-il fll.l
: '. "" ,'T1
. dlsplav which has mark oil her previous
, 0h( rs llJliMt;lln hmV0Vf.r. that
( ( Unmu y:lVi.XMiW has rich relatives
j,,.,. ,l0t!ier's side, one a prominent
banker in Paris, who have come to her
rescue, and that she will face the sen- I
"ltM "n her obligati)iis paid and!
Ih-iii h. ami it is stated that since the
death of his wife he is not inclined to
continue participation In the social af
f.iirs of the capital. The gossip fixes
next March a the time for the resigna
tion, ami there Is a revival of the talk
(hat his successor will be William II.
Tnft. secretary of war. There Is little
question that Mr. Tuft will be offered
,h'' !'"" ' ,'!', 11 vacant. .
Mr. l tiller was appointed as a nemo- j
oral April .. isv. and four times ad-
ministered the oath of oilice to presi-
cuts Harrison. Cleveland and MeKin- ;
' "
O-l HOC-. WlitCII to wailOCI OllilllCiS. OH I
'(h(i ;v,mrr H(.(U(.(n Jhv ;
' h,m,Ired were removed .being taken to!
u,,. jjsh commission. At the beginning
of the summer a comparatively small
number were placed in the pool, but
they have multiplied fast. The lilies,
many of which c.ime from tropical re
gions, the most beautiful being from
Mexico, were t.tken to the propagating
gardens, where they will be warmly
housed during the winter.
Iti-furlil-liliiir Depart incut.
Advantage has been taken of the ab
sence of the -o'Telarv and his asslst-
ants of the interior department to re
hty the carpets in the various oilices of j
,h'' ,l,:,in I'I '' the department j
ml l" ,ut '"M'hu'e generally in shape ;
for ttiii nintir tt to tli.. nnct.in tn nil i
, '. . ' I
me in a nt lies oi i L'overnmeiii service
to refurbish the rooms twice a year. In
I he spring and fall.
Ilcpitrf mont of Commerce.
Acting Secretary Lawrence o. Mur
ray of the department of commerce and
labor has made public the estimates of
appropriations for the department for
the fiscal year beginning July 1. ItKio.
They have been forwarded to the sec
retary of the treasury for transmission
to congress. The estimates aggregate
SI l.."..".l..7J). being S.VJI. I".". less than the
estimates for the fiscal year beginning
July 1. loot. The estimates for the fis
cal year of liMni exceed the apprnprla- j
(ions for the current fiscal year by !
cl.'JlS.bH. CAUL SCIIOFIKLD.
Silent .liipnnese Women.
Japan has its communities of silent
female recluses. 'There is a convent
at a place failed Yimaka wa, about sev
en miles from Hakodate. A matron
of some fifty years presides, and her
instructions are implicitly obeyed. 'The
women are all young, ranging from six
teen fo twenty-seven, and some of
them are described as very beautiful.
'The building stands in a farm of some
-T.o acres, but the women do not en
gage in any agricultural work. They
spend most of their time indoors, ami
they observe a strict rule of silence.
CHOICE MISCELLANY
Tiie "Pnoiim itatiit."
Said the woman n she e.-caped tht
frieiiiliy clinches of the cross walk p
liceiuaii and rc.ichcd the curb in a
st:: to of mind: "I can cross any street
in Albany at any hour of the day ot
night without assistance. I am young,
abiolioilied. with good eyesight. I can
hear a car counu as far as the next
one. 1 am active on my feet. I do nol
stiller from heart failure, swooning or
epilepti- tits, and I would not allow
any man of my family, much less any
other man. to make me look like a nat
ural born Idiot by fastening Ids paw tc
my elbow and shoving me across a
street as if I went on wheels and need
ed motive power."
That is precisely what the woman
said, and from the way In wliich she
said it it will be seen that she meant
it.
Courtesies are dear to the heart of
woman. She wants all her rights, but
she will sacrifice none of her privi
leges, and no one will blame her for
that. Women who wear street dresses
of walking length and sensible walking
shoes do not require the same assist
ance in dodging vehicles or getting on
or off street cars as the women of a
few years ago, who went about wear
ing high heeled boots and long trains
to their gowns. -Albany Argus.
Loudon I.oilKiiiK Hoiinon.
John Iturus. the famous London la
bor lender, recently startled the county
coun. il by a denunciation of a new city
lodging house for TOO men.
"These huge lodging houses." he said,
"are a social and moral danger. It is
not for the council to put a premium on
celibacy by building hotels in whichl
provision is made only for the single
m. :u.
"These aggregations of single men at
tract the provincial loafers and was
trels, who from being cab touts de
sciid t i the gutter, to be picked up and
taken to Salvation Army shelters for
soup.
"I have l.oen up all night for four
nights, mixing with the people who
j:et a basin of soup and four ounces of
bre.nl at Salvation Army shelters. At
:t:.".o a. m. I have formed one of l,:uo
men waiting to get soup and bread, and
1 found loafers, criminals and wastrels
alternating between the wnrkinginen
who have fallen in the struggle for
bre-id.
"The social danger of these celibates
becomes greater with every house
erected by the council and by Lord
Kow ton's company."
.Uo:ic In .Maine AivailliiK Clnimimtx.
The Maine law In regard to publn
idioinistratioit of estates prov idi s that
when any uiuiiey remains aft r pay
ing all debts of a person who 'lies in
tctatc and without an heir il snail be
deposited in the slate treasury for nJ
period of twenty years, and thc:i if no
heirs appear to claim the sum it Is for
feited to the state.
The only case In recent hisjoiy of tho
state where a large sum of money has
thus irt-efi forfeited to the state oe'
citrrcd during the sixties, when $4.tj00.
which bad remained unclaimed in the
treasury for the period required, was
forfeit. -d t- the state. At the present
titi.e there are two sums of money so
deposited in the state treasury await
ing ckriimuiis. One Is from the estate
of (b'orgtc Mcl-MiiiaUl and the other
front the estate of ileorge L. Lester.
I loth were deposited in the state treas
ury in is:; by the public administra
tors who had charge of the respective
estates. The total of the two sums is
So-jo, ami there are still fifteen ye'ars
remaining to claim one or loth of the
sums dt-osited. Itangor News.
Miniilil Wear Clean Clothes In Hnttle.
Soctutes took a bath before drinking
tho hemlock, and many brave men
have insisted on dressing carefully on
the eve of execution. Science now sug
gests that in the ease of man-of-war
crews it is distinctly "advisable that
clean clothes should be put on Just be
fore going into action." The reason is.
of course, that pieces of sol let 1 clothing
carried Into wounds make them more
dangerous. The Japanese surgeon in
chief of Togo's Meet, whom wc are
quoting, goes on to say that "there
are many examples to show that a
pocket notol took, knife, etc.. have saved
men's lives from shell fragments. We
have had a few examples in the pros
ent war. I dare say that In time every
combatant on lioard warships In action
will wear some kind of protecting
mask and Jackets."- Westminster (bt
xeltc. Zoln. nml linlrpliiN.
When Zoln was last in London he in-
stanciHl the egotism of the. capital "1"
In English as significant of English
character. The number of waif and
stray hairpins to be seen on the pave
ment was another.
On this last subject Mr. Y'rzetelly.
who told the story, has returned to the
charge. An analysis of some pigeons'
nests In Loudon has revealed the hair
pin as one of the stock architectural
materials.
In his argument of the wastefulness
of Englishwomen Mr. Vizetelly. says
the Saturday Uevievv, might go on to
an analysis of the sparrow's dietary,
which would reveal as outrageous a
waste of bread as of metal.
A Tnx on Theater Ticket.
Victoria will probably be the first
P.ritlsh community to levy a tax on
amusements for the support of local
charitable institutions. Mr. Pent, the
premier, proposes a tax of a penny on
every shilling spent in the purchase of
theater tickets. The Melbourne theat
rical managers are alarmed at this pro
posal, which, they say means a levy
of S per cent on their gross takings.
They have had a- long conference with
the premier, but did not succeed In
converting him to their way of thinking.-
London Chronicle.
Common t'nse.
Mrs. Young Lucy. I'm afraid I mar
ried the wrong man. Mrs. Elder
Don't let that disturb you. dour. Every
woman who marries does that. Itoston
Transcript.
In tel. I AVenllh.
Wagger They say that old Coiijkiu
ness. the banker, lias untold wealth,
(bigger Yes. that's what the tax col
lector suspects. -'Town 'Topics.
Contentment gives a crown where
fort title hath denied it. Ford.
HUMOR OF THE HOUR
HI Had Ilrenk.
"Talking about fright and gray
hairs." said a traveling man, "my hair
never came so near turning white in a
single night as it did a couple of weeks
ago when I was in a town in one of"
the wildest patches of country in the
west. I entered a cafe and started In
to ingratiate myself with the boys and
was vetting along line.
"There was one old fellow who hung
around the bar si great deal and seem
ed to have everybody scared. I made
up my mind that he was a chap I
wanted to have on my side so I start
ed in and made up to him the best I
knew how. I told him all the funny
stories I knew, livery time he laughed
everybody else laughed, and when he
didn't seem to like It there was a gen
oral attack of the blues. After awhile
he told a story himself. I laughed as
hard as I could and slapped him on
the shoulder and said:
" 'I've heart 1 of you before.'
" "You have'; said he. looking sus
picious all of a sudden.
" 'Yes.' said I, 'and you're nil right.
You're a bird!'
"1 never saw a such a swift change
of scenery In my life. The floor was
cleared all of a sudden, and all the oc
cupants of (he place except the old
man ami myself were looking up from
behind tables. He had a six shooter
pointed at me. and If his finger had
trembled I'd have been the subject for
'a dearest Willie, thou hast left us.'
piece of poetry then ami there. Just
then a y.iung girl rushed into the place
and threw herself between us."
"of course." commented a listener,
"this is about chapter .".. She exclaim
ed: 'Spare hint! Spare him for my
sake:' "
"No. She didn't say anything of the
kind. She merely said: 'Hon't be a
fool. d:nl. IIv didn't mean anything.
He ain't heard a wonl about it.'
"Thc'i she turned to me and said:
" 'Yo i want to be keerful about how
you t: lk about anything in the fowl
line before dad. He was tarred an
feat h red week before last. He ain't
got ciear over it yet. an' he won't stand
the jokin' about It, you see.' "
Naturally.
"My wife always settles our differ
ences bv arbitration."
"Who is the arbitrator":"
"Mv wiie. of course."
Mlcht lletler Have Played.
"His mother wouldn't let him play
f ot bail for fear he might get hurt, al
Ue.un he played vviih ut Injury for
thiee yearrt."
"Well";"
"Well, he went to the next game and
rooted so hard tlmt he sprained his
larynx." Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Ili-iisiiti For Sndne.HM.
"I'olft feel so flit tip about it. Mr.
Skemer." said Miss ltoxley after reject
ing him. "I'm not the first girl you
ever loved, nor. I venture to say. miu I
likely to be the hist."
"No." he sighed disconsolately, "but
you're the richest." Milwaukee Wis
cousin. Heartless.
"Fdigglns talked to his wife so harsh
ly the other day." said the gos.sjp,
"that she actually wept."
" The monster! Hid he relent then?"
"No. He merely said it was cheaper
than sending her to an emotion.! I dra
ma to have a ginl cry." Washington
Star.
KtrnviiKmt Woman.
"Keally. dear." sjnd the beautiful
dryad who was Pan's favorite wife.
"I must have a new hoimct."
"What? More expense!" exclaimed
Pan "You must think I'm a regular
duM Pan." Philadelphia Ledger.
Ills Scheme.
K nicker Jones has a scheme to offer
Japan.
I to. ker-What is It?
Kiiiker--'To strew Intnann peelings
around Port Arthur so as t hasten the
fall.
Pom I in I tn.
Crcene-Il wi-bes were horses, you
know, beggars might rkh
Cray Ami be run away with when
the first automobile comes in sight.
Kosioti Transcript. ,
Still llelter.
Ie Style -Was her marriage a fail
lire?
(t'unbusta- Yes. but her divorce was
11 huge success. Pittsburg Post.
Does I'or the Dead.
"What tine's ho tlo for a living?"
"Nothing. He is an undertaker."
Harvard Laiujoon.
A Crooked Souk.
There was a crooked man.
A id htt mwiiiik a crooked dHl.
Aral he made a rroohfd mtltton
l!y a crooked Uttlo ate!.
Then he took u crooked houao
In a e-niokiI thorouhfari.
And his crook.ftl nelKhlors swore
That this crooked man was sijuare.
So he hired a crooked jtevv
In a crooked little kirk.
And lu- i-rookgd htti little knees
And K.t In Mh crooked work
- Puck.
t'nrrrnrilfil History.
Aladdin bad just rubbed his wonder
ful lamp. -Cot me at once." he said
as bis faithvu! genie' appeared, "a
breath of fresh air from a New York
tenement."
Wondering at his master's imbecili
ty, the genie disappeared forever.
P.r.Niklyn Life.
Apt to He Kluslve.
"Pa. who are the 'authorities?"
"They are the fellows who at critical
times claim that they have no au
thority." Cleveland Leader.
FACTS IN FEW LINES
France's llterarv- output Inst year
was S), ("71 works.
Yarmouth's herring catch this year
is valued at ?l!.KXl.UiW.
They are now smuggling tobacco
across the Canadian bonier in bales of
hay.
'1 he Antioch (Mo.) Presbyterian
church recently called its third min
ister in eighty ye'ars.
Heather Is decaying to such an ex
tent on Yorkshire heaths ami Scottish
moors that sporting lessees ami dock
masters are seriously etuicorned.
A sarcophagus Muting from the year
loon ami containing human remains
has been discovered by some workmen
while digging a well in the Kim ties
Cobelius. Paris.
P.rittsh Columbia Indians have be
come enthusiastic lawn tennis players
from seeing some hotel guests playing
near Imp fields in which the Indians
were picking the crop.
There are about "im) railway compa
nies in Fuglaml and Wales alone and
about twenty-live each in Scotland ami
Ireland, making a total of fully "ou
separately constituted companies.
Michigan has produced some tall
men. but now breaks her record by an
nouncing that she has a twent v-vear-old
youth who Is seven feef eight inch
es tall and wears a boot eighteen inches
long.
'There is no organized community of
Jews anywhere' in Japan excepting at
Nagasaki. The synagogue there was
built by a Japanese woman who had
married a Jew. When he died she built
the synagogue in his memory.
Irrigation plans already outlined in
California, Oregon ami the Dakotas
wil! Involve the expenditure in round
numbers of -JT.tioo.iKto and reclaim a
million acres of html, capable of sup
porting a population of iioo.noo.
A number of gamecocks In express
shipments have passed through New
Orleans en route to the .cocking munis
of Matamoras. It is said about $10.ou0
worth of these birds are shipped into
Mexico annually from the l.'nited
States.
The bankers who last spring pur
chased large blocks of Cuban warrants
are said to have cleared nearly S'i.000.
(mki through the government's paving
ntf its war liabilities. 'The claims wen;
bought up at less than ."0 cemts on the
dollar.
In opening a new pier at Mcnai
I .ridge, a Welsh watering place. Mr.
Lloyd "forge said that of the $70,000
the pier had cost $12.."i00 had gone in
legal expenses. Itefore a local authori
ty could go to parliament lawyers had
to be engaged.
M Ph. Negris in a recent brochure
presented to the Academy of Sciences
shows that an important increase' in
the depth of the sea has taken place
sim i' the Human period, the Mediterra
nean having risen at least nine feet in
about H.ooo years.
'Though adopted no more tlmn six or
seven years ago. the whole of the f'ur
man juick firing field artillery has been
condemned as "obsolete"" and is to be
replaced by shield protected guns re
coiling on their own limber. This is the
Japanese type of field mill.
'Two votes were cast in Ceorgin in
lS'io for Lincoln, one of the voters.
Fncie P.illy Powers, is still living In
Franklin. Chi., ami is nearly eighty
years of age. He was born in fJeorgki
ami went to the place where he now
resides when he was three years old.
'Two new meat companies lhtve begun
operations in Argentina during the past
year, and their refrigerating depart
ments have a large i-ijKi.-ity. Thwe an;
n. w five large meat concerns in Argen
tina, and they have a capacity of r00,
oon cattle and 7.oou.oi.ti sheep a year.
For military purjioscs a census Is
taken annually of the uuitilier of horses
in I "ranee. The census of horses this
year showed that there were only IM
I 17 against HI. op; twelve months be
fore, a decrease of St'P in n single year,
which is likely to become accentuated.
When a brigade of mutinous troops
took the city of Lim-hufu. south CtbliMi.
the tit her day they pillaged and slew
for forty eight hours. So great was
their boty that they compelled -I.iltMl
of the inhabitants to help them carry it
o me nuts, wnere iney joined mo rem
els.
The longest telephone line in Ger
many is 71" miles in length ami runs
between Perlin and Paris. 'Then follow
Perlin ami P.udapest. ;p miles; literlln
and Menu!. .V.r.t miles: Perlin ami Ba
sel. o77 miles. 'The line between IJerlln
and I 'rank fort is the most used, IS."
communications be'iug transmitted dai
ly 'The decree of February last requir
ing that before celebrating a marriage
between foreigners or between a Peru
via it and a foreigner in Peru the civil
ami ecclesiastic authorities should ex
act. In addition to the testimony of tw
witnesses, a certificate of bachelor or
spinsterhoo.l has been Indefinitely sus
pended. It has been a tradition sine" the time
of Nicholas I. to name the ezarowitzes
nit ornately Alexander ami Nicholas,
but the murder of Alexander II. caus
ed his name to be considered unlucky,
so there will be no more Alexanders
on the Russian throne, as there will he
no more Pauls or Peters. The ev.ro
wltz was. therefore', uamt.il Alexis,
after the father of Peter the fJreat.
He was a powerful and successful
ruler.
An unsuccessful effort has -been
made in Frame to revive the fair of
Ite-atie-aire on a scale comparable to
that of the good old times. These
fairs began In the thirteenth century
ami gradually rose to such proportions
that In 17JK). for Instance, the business
transacted amounted to -UV.UOO
francs. Before the middle of the last
century the railway changed all this,
and today the fair is a mere sltadow of
Its former se'lf.
Saitlfi.
"Who goes there?"
"Codfrey Godfrey Godfrey do P.Wic
illon." stammered the yomg actor wtltthi
his first two line mrt.
"Sllpe. supe!" yelled the imfOC'Ung'
gallery. Pittsburg Post.
lll Safeguard.
Wife oh. John, you've been pbtwiiig;
poker again. You'll become a pr0fes
sional gambler if you keep on tills
way. John (disgustedlyi No" fear of
that. I'm a mnk auwteur. PhllatleU
itltia Press.